Wichita eagle., 1887-12-18
OVER THE OCEAN.
GERMANY

copyright 1851 by the New York Associated Press
BERLTx. Dec I7.-Emperor William held
today an informal council on the military
situation. Prince William, General Won
NoItke. General Won SchellendOrff, Count
Won Waldersee and General Albedyll were
present. The council, which lasted two
hours. is understood to have special
bearing on tomorrows military council at
Vienna. Whatever measure is there
adopted viii be taken in cognizance with
a concerted plan for demonstra-
lion against Russia. Reports have
reached the Berlin war Office
(which describe the Austrian defense works
in ,.;,licia ~ neglected.. while the move
lmeutS ot the Russian troops show an &c
,lIr,,ra knowledge of the weak points for
attack These statements. which were sent
to Vienna. have Stung the war Office there
INFO night and day activity. No news IS
.Dermitted 20 tranSpire regarding military
movements. but it * known that the iilll-
WAYS in the direction of CraCOW, laroslay,
Icmbprg and the preZmySi Junction are
eNerW0rke d by the traffic on men ana war
materials Major Defines. military attache
Al he German legation ~ Vienna, spends
hours daily ri he war Office in COnstIlt3-
ton with tine chief, of departments. All
measures that are decided upon are com
nunicated 10 the Berlin au-
tnorites through Major DENSE and
Ell IT, ihe inspiration OF Count Won MOlhe.
II is supposed that Austrian officials III to
morrow, : consul tatjon VIII be attended by
Count IiZpna. the Hungarian minister,
Count Iaaie. minister of the interior:
Count kaluoky. Count i3ylandt-Bheydt,
,ae imperial minister OF war Herr Won
kal.3v, imperial minister OF finance. and
Archduke Albercht, and viii be presided
over BIZ the emperor. The result OF the
conference is eagerly awaited. Berlin
officials are OF tie opinion that the out
come oi the council VIII nothing
more than the accelerated dispatch
Of troops to the front. The time
has not come for a collective note from the
allied powers demanding an explanation
q the Russian concentrations It il Ger
ain thai Prince Bismarck has not yet
isken action towards a collective ultima
tfm Government circles BON in Berlin
and VIENNA are becoming convinced that
tne allie. me n to attack Russia early in
9 70" SPRING. N iIi#rf ci"ctr> IN icuna re-
gard h.. campaign a. even closer and ARE
oi opinion that 1t viii j" opened within
Two mons las.
Ti,,. latest - Petersburg advice, SAY
that the war department j. supplying The
FOODS with special ammunition for R.rdcll
rifles which VIII enable each man To fire
fourteen shots per minute. The pro
ic-taI alteration in the rife was abandoned.
50 the dispatches say, because. III view of
the gravity of the situation it was thought
mere would non he sufficient time to MAKE
he change. Tie whole tenor of the
news is warlke. and this caused
. renewal of the selling on the boerSe to-
day The final quotations were the worst
and since the alarm set in, no such extern
s.ye unloading of foreign securities had
o,-r~rod Austrian g0lu reutes fell 9lt
hungarian ! and Russian = per cent.
anu credit austauit maks The panicy
feeling Of yesterday in Vienna had rather
ahated today. but the markets We're in Il
sayc of suspense and there was nothing
DONG. 10 measure that the
present reichstag has considered
has -ppotably shown the national spirit
uo7tiuE all parties OF the new military bill.
Yesterdays debate was a succession Of
p GriUtic speeches, untainted by party
bias. The debate has been especially graft
lying 10 the government The absence of
opposition which troubled the passage of
1ae army bill proved that every section OF
the house has become permcatcd with a
sense of near danger. and is ready to re
spond to whatever demands the govern
ment deems eXpedieut.